Microsoft
Business Planner - Developer Ecosystem
Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, United States, 98052
OverviewAs a Business Planner - Developer Ecosystem focused on supporting our Developer Partnerships, you will play a crucial role in supporting the long-term health of our partner ecosystem. 3rd Party Partners play a crucial role for the Xbox Platform as we move to diversify our presence to new endpoints such as Smart TV and PC where we will need to develop new incentive models to continue nurturing support for Xbox. Creating new business models to monetize our player and partner relationships will be key to success for this role. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees, we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.Responsibilities
Market and Customer Needs Identification:
Collaborate with internal teams to identify player, partner, and market needs, and propose new business solutions to meet those needs.Stakeholder Collaboration:
Orchestrate proposals and recommendations across multiple stakeholder groups, and collect and communicate feedback internally to address gaps and make joint recommendations.Competitive Positioning:
Position Xbox platform value to partners in the context of a competitive landscape through research and collaboration.Business Planning:
Provide Business Planning support for current business models and for emerging opportunities to monetize platform tools, such as AI.Technical Decision Support:
Leverage technical sales strategy to address customer digital transformation and align technology to customer business needs.Knowledge Sharing:
Present to and educate colleagues, customers, and partners at scale on how publishers gauge platform and Xbox value based on audience reach and monetization opportunities to enhance knowledge sharing on products or solutions.Business Planning Core Competencies
Adaptability:
A positive and problem-solving approach to changing situations and challenges. Extreme comfort with ambiguity.Collaboration:
Represent Xbox Business Planning and build relationships throughout the product development process and communicate with individuals and stakeholder teams.Customer Focus:
Understand Xbox Fans and bring customer perspective to the product marketing process.Analytics:
Comfort with data and analytics, including driving key insights to inform planning and execution.Influencing for Impact:
Represent the Business Planning team as a resource and advisor across stakeholder teams to achieve product goals.Other
Embody our Culture and Values.
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Market and Customer Needs Identification:
Collaborate with internal teams to identify player, partner, and market needs, and propose new business solutions to meet those needs.Stakeholder Collaboration:
Orchestrate proposals and recommendations across multiple stakeholder groups, and collect and communicate feedback internally to address gaps and make joint recommendations.Competitive Positioning:
Position Xbox platform value to partners in the context of a competitive landscape through research and collaboration.Business Planning:
Provide Business Planning support for current business models and for emerging opportunities to monetize platform tools, such as AI.Technical Decision Support:
Leverage technical sales strategy to address customer digital transformation and align technology to customer business needs.Knowledge Sharing:
Present to and educate colleagues, customers, and partners at scale on how publishers gauge platform and Xbox value based on audience reach and monetization opportunities to enhance knowledge sharing on products or solutions.Business Planning Core Competencies
Adaptability:
A positive and problem-solving approach to changing situations and challenges. Extreme comfort with ambiguity.Collaboration:
Represent Xbox Business Planning and build relationships throughout the product development process and communicate with individuals and stakeholder teams.Customer Focus:
Understand Xbox Fans and bring customer perspective to the product marketing process.Analytics:
Comfort with data and analytics, including driving key insights to inform planning and execution.Influencing for Impact:
Represent the Business Planning team as a resource and advisor across stakeholder teams to achieve product goals.Other
Embody our Culture and Values.
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